Folding box.



l. STANCIC.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED )ULY22, 1914.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

INVENTOR @maua.

ATTORNEY AL W M241;

IVAN STANCIC, OF DAVENPORT, IQWA.

FOLDING BOX.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed July 22, 1914. Serial No. 852,434.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVAN SrANoIo, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to folding boxes and has for its object toprovide a box of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, whichis capable of being folded in a compact manner and conveniently extendedwhen desired for use.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a folding box which issimple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, efficientand convenient in its use, and inexpensive.

W'fih the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications,can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a sectional elevation ofa cover section of a box, extended. Fig. 2, is a cross sectional view ofa cover section of a box when ex tended. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan viewof a cover section, when extended. Fig. 4i is a perspective view of thecover section, when extended. Fig. 5, is a longitudinal sectional viewof a body section of a box when extended. Fig. 6 is a cross sectionalview of the body section of the box when extended. Fig. 7 is a top planView of the body section of the box. Fig. 8, is a perspective view ofthe body section of the box when extended.

A folding box in accordance with this invention includes a foldablecover section and a foldable body section which. are adapted to bedetachably connected together when the box is extended or set up. Thebody section comprises a bottom 9, end walls 10 and 11, a front wall 12,and arear wall 13, the latter being of less height than said front wall12. Each of the end walls is formed of two sections, hinged together(see Fig. 8)

and the lower section of each end wall is of less height than the uppersection.

The inner face of the upper section of each end wall is provided with avertical groove 14, and the inner face of the upper section of the endwall 10 is formed with a horizontal recess in which is mounted a plate15, on whichis arranged a slide bolt 16. The inner face of the frontwall 12 is formed with a vertically disposed recess in which is mounteda plate 17, on which is arranged a slide bolt 18, and projecting fromthe inner face of the upper section of the end wall 10 is an eye 19,into which is adapted to extend one end of the bolt 18, whereby the sidewall 10 is connected to the front wall 12. The top edge of the rear wall13 is provided with a pair of pockets 20 and 21. The rear wall 13 ishinged to the bottom 9, as at 22, and said wall 13 can fold in upon theupper face of said bottom 9. The front wall 12 is hinged to the bottom9, as at 23, and can fold in upon the upper face of the said bottom 9.The top edge of the front wall 12 has mortised therein a lock casing 24.

The cover section consists of a top wall 25, end walls 26 and 27, frontwall 28, rear wall 29 and an extension 30, which is hinged as at 31 tothe rear wall 29 and provided with dowel pins 32 designed to enter thesockets 20 and 21 of the rear wall of the body portion when the partsare assembled. The rear wall 29 is hinged to the top wall 25, as at 33,and the front wall 28 is hinged to the top wall 25 as at 34:. The frontwall 28 and the rear wall 29 can be folded inwardly against the lowerface of the top wall 25. The front wall 28 and the rear wall 29 aremaintained extended by hooks 35, which are connected as at 36, to theinner face of the top wall 25, and are capable of engaging eyes 37,carried by the front wall 28 and rear wall 29. The extension 30 has eachof its ends formed with lateral tongues 38, and are adapted to engage inthe grooves 14 when the cover section is mounted upon the body sectionand when in such position the extension 30, in connection with the rearwall 13, form the rear wall of a box, the studs or pins 32 on the freeedge of the extension 30 entering the sockets 20 and 21, in the edge ofthe rear wall 13 of the body section. The inner face of the extension 30has secured thereto a pair of plates 39 and each of which is formed withan opening 40, and when the cover section is mounted upon the bodysection, the extension 30 is connected with the end wall 10, by theslide bolt 16 engaging in the opening tO, if desired the end wall 11 canbe provided with a slide bolt 16 to engage in the opening 40 of theother plate 39. The front wall 28, is provided with a keeper 41 which isadapted to be engaged by the bolt of the lock casing 24,'whereby thecover section will be locked to the body section. The front wall 28 isprovided with-barbs or pins 42 which are adapted to engage in the topedge of the front wall 12 of the body section by penetrating said edge.The front and rear walls of the body section can be folded upon thebottom thereof and the upper sections of the end walls of the body sec.-tion can be foldedupon the front and rear walls of said body section.The front and rear walls of the cover section can be folded against thetop wall of said cover section and the latter can then be nested uponthe folded body'section.

What lclai iS= 1. A foldable box consisting of a body section and acover section, said body section including foldable front and rearwalls, the front wall of greater height than the rear walland providedwith means for connect- James a t is sa n ma be ob aine fe meansengaging in said extension for connecting it thereto.

2. A foldable box consisting of a body section and a cover section, saidbody section including foldable front and rear walls, the

front wall of greater height than the rear wall and provided with meansfor connecting an end wall thereto, and said cover section includingfoldable front and rear walls and a hinged extension carried by saidrear wall, said extension having means engaging in saidgrooves, and oneof the end walls of the body section provided with means engaging insaid extension for connecting it thereto, and means for inaintainingthefront and rear walls of the cover section extended.

3. A foldable box consisting of a body section and a cover section, saidbody section including foldable front and rear walls, the end wallsthereof being provided with vertically disposed grooves, said coversection including foldable front and rear walls, a hinged extensioncarried by its rear wall, said extension having means for engaging thegrooves in the end walls .of said body section, and means on one of theend walls of said body section forengaging s i 031 section extension forconnecting it thereto.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presenceof twowitnesses.

IVAN STANCIC.

Witnesses Jon POE-EMS, lvAx Dnnarnorr.

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